<a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/788981/fan_mail/new">Send us Fan Mail</a>In today&apos;s episode, I interview Ray Morton, author of the book, <a href='https://amzn.to/4vHY9D6'>King Kong: The History of a Movie Icon –Revised and Updated Edition</a>.Listen to hear about why King Kong has endured in popular culture for nearly a century, what the future of King Kong may look like, and Ray&apos;s own King Kong sculpture made out of snow. Books mentioned in this episode include:<ul><li><a href='https://amzn.to/4vHY9D6'>King Kong: The History of a Movie Icon –Revised and Updated Edition</a> by Ray Morton</li><li><a href='https://amzn.to/4cDV2mQ'>Final Cut: Art, Money, and Ego in the Making of Heaven&apos;s Gate, the Film that Sank United Artists – A Witty Insider Account of Epic Hollywood Disaster and Human Absurdity</a> by Steven Bach</li><li><a href='https://amzn.to/4ckcEp2'>Fever: The Complete History of Saturday Night Fever</a> by Margo Donohue</li><li><a href='https://amzn.to/4mIr9GO'>Sonny Boy</a> by Al Pacino</li><li><a href='https://amzn.to/4mKpIaP'>Fay Wray and Robert Riskin: A Hollywood Memoir</a> by Victoria Riskin</li></ul>Films and TV shows mentioned in this episode include:<ul><li><a href='https://amzn.to/3QcrWDP'>King Kong</a> (1933) directed by Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B. Schoedsack</li><li><a href='https://amzn.to/4tYUgb1'>King Kong</a> (1976) directed by John Guillermin</li><li><a href='https://amzn.to/4u2Q8Hi'>King Kong</a> (2005) directed by Peter Jackson</li><li><a href='https://amzn.to/41L8bpo'>Kong: Skull Island</a> directed by Jordan Vogt-Roberts</li><li><a href='https://amzn.to/4mGbQhH'>Godzilla vs. Kong</a> directed by Adam Wingard</li><li><a href='https://amzn.to/4cAzebX'>Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire</a> directed by Adam Wingard</li><li><a href='https://www.netflix.com/watch/81312426'>Skull Island</a> (series)</li><li><a href='https://tv.apple.com/us/episode/aftermath/umc.cmc.4d12i622gzrxku1o0zrezaqr7'>Monarch: Legacy of Monsters</a> (series)</li><li><a href='https://amzn.to/4eAqlBz'>Close Encounters of the Third Kind</a> directed by Steven Spielberg</li><li><a href='https://amzn.to/3Qd5Gtv'>Local Hero</a> directed by Bill Forsyth</li><li><a href='https://amzn.to/3QS4Y4Q'>The Apartment</a> directed by Billy Wilder</li><li><a href='https://amzn.to/4sHMOjx'>James Bond</a> (series)</li><li><a href='https://amzn.to/4tRcBqs'>Superman, The Movie</a> directed by Richard Donner</li></ul>You can follow Ray on Instagram @<a href='https://www.instagram.com/raymorton1/'>raymorton1</a> and you can find his website at <a href='https://raymorton.com/'>raymorton.com</a>.<a rel="payment" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/788981/support">Support the show</a>

<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/788981/fan_mail/new"&gt;Send us Fan Mail&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In today&amp;apos;s episode, I interview Ray Morton, author of the book, &lt;a href='https://amzn.to/4vHY9D6'&gt;&lt;em&gt;King Kong: The History of a Movie Icon –Revised and Updated Edition&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Listen to hear about why King Kong has endured in popular culture for nearly a century, what the future of King Kong may look like, and Ray&amp;apos;s own King Kong sculpture made out of snow.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Books mentioned in this episode include:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://amzn.to/4vHY9D6'&gt;&lt;em&gt;King Kong: The History of a Movie Icon –Revised and Updated Edition&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; by Ray Morton&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://amzn.to/4cDV2mQ'&gt;&lt;em&gt;Final Cut: Art, Money, and Ego in the Making of Heaven&amp;apos;s Gate, the Film that Sank United Artists – A Witty Insider Account of Epic Hollywood Disaster and Human Absurdity&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; by Steven Bach&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://amzn.to/4ckcEp2'&gt;&lt;em&gt;Fever: The Complete History of Saturday Night Fever&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; by Margo Donohue&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://amzn.to/4mIr9GO'&gt;&lt;em&gt;Sonny Boy&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; by Al Pacino&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://amzn.to/4mKpIaP'&gt;&lt;em&gt;Fay Wray and Robert Riskin: A Hollywood Memoir&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; by Victoria Riskin&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;Films and TV shows mentioned in this episode include:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://amzn.to/3QcrWDP'&gt;&lt;em&gt;King Kong&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; (1933) directed by Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B. Schoedsack&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://amzn.to/4tYUgb1'&gt;&lt;em&gt;King Kong&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; (1976) directed by John Guillermin&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://amzn.to/4u2Q8Hi'&gt;&lt;em&gt;King Kong&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; (2005) directed by Peter Jackson&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://amzn.to/41L8bpo'&gt;&lt;em&gt;Kong: Skull Island&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; directed by Jordan Vogt-Roberts&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://amzn.to/4mGbQhH'&gt;&lt;em&gt;Godzilla vs. Kong&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; directed by Adam Wingard&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://amzn.to/4cAzebX'&gt;&lt;em&gt;Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; directed by Adam Wingard&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.netflix.com/watch/81312426'&gt;&lt;em&gt;Skull Island&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; (series)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://tv.apple.com/us/episode/aftermath/umc.cmc.4d12i622gzrxku1o0zrezaqr7'&gt;&lt;em&gt;Monarch: Legacy of Monsters&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; (series)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://amzn.to/4eAqlBz'&gt;&lt;em&gt;Close Encounters of the Third Kind&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; directed by Steven Spielberg&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://amzn.to/3Qd5Gtv'&gt;&lt;em&gt;Local Hero&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; directed by Bill Forsyth&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://amzn.to/3QS4Y4Q'&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Apartment&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; directed by Billy Wilder&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://amzn.to/4sHMOjx'&gt;&lt;em&gt;James Bond&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; (series)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://amzn.to/4tRcBqs'&gt;&lt;em&gt;Superman, The Movie&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; directed by Richard Donner&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;You can follow Ray on Instagram @&lt;a href='https://www.instagram.com/raymorton1/'&gt;raymorton1&lt;/a&gt; and you can find his website at &lt;a href='https://raymorton.com/'&gt;raymorton.com&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a rel="payment" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/788981/support"&gt;Support the show&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Send us Fan Mail In today's episode, I interview Ray Morton, author of the book, King Kong: The History of a Movie Icon –Revised and Updated Edition. Listen to hear about why King Kong has endured in popular culture for nearly a century, what the future of King Kong may look like, and Ray's own King Kong sculpture made out of snow.  Books mentioned in this episode include: King Kong: The History of a Movie Icon –Revised and Updated Edition by Ray MortonFinal Cut: Art, Money, and Ego in the Ma...

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4.36-Author Interview with Ray Morton

4.36-Author Interview with Ray Morton

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